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Longevity gene from naked mole rats extends lifespan of mice
By University of Rochester The successful transfer of a gene that produces HMW-HA paves the way for improving the health and lifespan of humans, too. In a groundbreaking endeavor, researchers at the University of Rochester have successfully transferred a longevity...
The Mediterranean diet: Two more reasons it’s the ‘gold standard’ for longevity
By Harry Miller - Canada News Media The Mediterranean diet, which features an emphasis on plant foods, is considered the “gold standard” dietary pattern in terms of the wide range of health benefits it offers. Studies have associated adherence to the eating pattern...
How My Mother’s Dementia Showed Me Another Side of Neurodiversity
By Steve Silberman - Scientific American My mother taught me to love words. Her dementia taught me to listen more closely My late father, Donald, an English professor, raised me to appreciate great literature. But it was my mother, Leslie, who taught me to love...
Exosomes secreted by mesenchymal stem cells delay brain aging by upregulating SIRT1 expression
Source: Scientific Reports The increase in the aging population has seriously affected our society. Neurodegenerative diseases caused by aging of the brain significantly impact the normal life of the elderly, and delaying brain aging is currently the focus of...
How to Live a Long, Healthy Life
By Diane Roberts Stoler Ed.D. - Psychology Today The importance of sleep and mental health. Many of us aspire to live a long and healthy life, enjoying an active and independent lifestyle as we age. The good news is that longevity is not entirely out of your control....
Stanford Scientists Identify Gene “Fingerprint” for Brain Aging
By Stanford Medicine - SciTechDaily Many of us, upon reaching middle age, observe a decline in memory and cognitive abilities. However, the exact molecular changes in the brain responsible for this are not fully understood by scientists. However, a recent study...
Unlocking Healthy Longevity: Anti-Aging Function Discovered in Cell Protein
by University of Queensland - SciTechDaily Researchers at The University of Queensland have found an anti-aging function in a protein deep within human cells. Associate Professor Steven Zuryn and Dr. Michael Dai at the Queensland Brain Institute have discovered that a...
Inside an Undergraduate Student-Run Stem Cell Lab
by Megan Bard - College of the Holy Cross From experimentation to, ideally, publication, biology majors examine how stem cells age, with hopes to better understand how they could be used to treat disease. Julia Paxson, DVM, associate professor of biology and head of...
A novel theory of aging, independent of damage accumulation
by Impact Journals LLC - MedicalXpress A new editorial paper titled "A novel theory of ageing independent of damage accumulation" has been published in Aging. The underlying cause or causes of aging are an enduring mystery, but in 1977, Kirkwood postulated that...
Air pollution lowers global life expectancy by more than two years: Report
By Kristina Marusic - Environmental Health News Air pollution takes 2.2 years off global average life expectancy, according to a report published today. This impact on global life expectancy is comparable to the impact of smoking, six times higher than that of...
New method to repair labrum tears could speed recovery
Source: University of Texas at Arlington Tears to the glenoid labrum-;cartilage tissue that lines the shoulder where the arm joins can be repaired with arthroscopic surgery, which significantly weakens the joint and involves a lengthy recovery. Liping Tang, a...
Veteran uses his own stem cells in transplant to stave off blood cancer, prolong life
By Lisa Aubry - Loma Linda University Health Within less than a year of his diagnosis, Ronney Hester pushed his multiple myeloma into complete remission, meaning all signs and symptoms of the blood cancer disappeared. With his fatigue and breathlessness out of the...